Hawar News Agency Plan – 17 March 2026

The mother of young man Ismail Sheikhmus from the city of Qamishlo called on the relevant authorities to follow up on the file of prisoners with the Syrian Interim Government, and urged the release of all detainees. She emphasized that families had hoped for the return of their children during Ramadan, but with the approach of Eid al-Fitr, the fate of many of them remains unknown. (Accompanied by photos and video)

Aishe Atash, a displaced woman from Serekaniye, recounted the suffering of displacement in shelters in Hasaka after losing her husband and two children during attacks by the Turkish occupation and its mercenaries on the city and its countryside in 2019. She confirmed that her only dream is to return safely to her city with dignity. (Accompanied by photos and video)

Artists in the city of Hasaka called on the Kurdish people in Rojava to actively participate in this year’s Newruz celebrations, stressing that the holiday represents a remedy for the wounds of the Kurdish people, and that participation is an opportunity to revive hope, peace, and strengthen unity and bonds among everyone. (Accompanied by photos and video)

Member of the political office of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Party, Fatah Allah Hasso, confirmed that the rapid developments in Iran require Kurdish forces to prepare for various scenarios, emphasizing that unity of stance among Kurds across all of Kurdistan has become an urgent necessity amid regional transformations and possible shifts in the balance of power in the region. (Accompanied by photos and video)

With the approach of March 21 each year, millions in the Middle East and Central Asia turn their attention to an ancient holiday carrying meanings of renewal and rebirth. It is Newruz, celebrated by many peoples of the region as the beginning of spring and the new year in cultural and historical memory. However, for the Kurdish people, this holiday has a deeper and more special meaning, surpassing being merely an occasion for freedom, dignity, and identity.

In Qamishlo, under the slogan “Let’s Struggle Together to Ensure Women’s Rights in the Syrian Constitution”, Star Conference will hold a meeting in Azadi Park at 09:30. (Accompanied by photos and video)

Residents of the city of Derik are to bury the bodies of fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces; Raman Soor, Shirzad Sason, and Militan Rojava at Martyr Khabbat Cemetery at 11:00. (Accompanied by photos and video)

As part of Newruz celebrations, the administration of schools in Qamishlo will light the Newruz flame in front of the administration building at 11:00. The Democratic Society Movement will light the flame in front of Al-Salah Mosque in Qadourbek neighborhood at 11:30. Residents of Al-Anteriya neighborhood will light the flame in front of the Democratic Union Party center at 19:30. The Al-Hasakah City Council will light the flame in front of the council building at 11:00, and the councils of Tel Hajar and Nasra neighborhoods will light it in Akri Botan Park at 19:00. (Accompanied by photos and video)

Residents of Al-Darbasiyah and displaced people from Serekaniye will bury the body of Mohammed Mata Arif (nom de guerre: Zinar), a fighter of the Syrian Democratic Forces (Commandos), at Martyr Rustam Judi Cemetery at 12:00. (Accompanied by photos and video)

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